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Today I went through 20+ resumes to shortlist candidates for an Auror position we are seeking to fill at the Ministry of Magic. And I shortlisted exactly 1.
Here& #39;s everything that you SHOULDN& #39;T do if you& #39;re applying for a job: [thread]
Here& #39;s everything that you SHOULDN& #39;T do if you& #39;re applying for a job: [thread]
Your resume CANNOT, I repeat, CANNOT be longer than a scroll of parchment. I’m not Binns. I don’t need three-foot-long essays. I got a 4-scroll resume that was basically the applicant& #39;s experience with a toilet-dwelling-murder-stare-snake. Big whoop.
I really don& #39;t need to know that you were "raised by obnoxious relatives” and idgaf about your treacle tart preferences. This is a job application, not a Triwizard Tournament interview with Rita Skeeter.
If you want to talk about what you did in high school, talk about the IMPACT you made during your time there. I saw a resume that basically had Expelliarmus, Expelliarmus and Expelliarmus as bullet points. What am I supposed to infer? That you are good with wand-theft?
Links to Quidditch score tables are highly encouraged but please for the love of Merlin make sure the links work before you send them out. It makes a terrible impression for us Squibs when we can’t open them.
Might be a repeat, but it& #39;s worth repeating. Don& #39;t write down tasks. Speak in outcomes. “Led Gryffindor Quidditch media" is a task. “Punched Draco Malfoy in the gut” is an outcome. Outcomes are far more powerful than tasks. Just ask Malfoy’s gut.
